Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-11-05
HISTORY OF LONG BRANCH.
How the Land on Which It Stands Was
 Wrested Prem the Indians.

How the Land on Which It Stands Was
 Wrested Prem the Indians.
 It was on summers evening in the fabulous days. of 1870 that four white men, named Slocum, Parker, Wardell and Hulett, made their appearance at the little Indian fishing hamlet Lands End" now Long Branch. The lazy surf, blue and silver, under a clear sky and warm sun, was break ing with low swash upon the brown sand of the beach. The salt meadow grass was just stirred by the gentle westerly breeze. The blue smoke curled upward slowly from the wig wams, and the ripping laugh of the swarthy children at play added music to the scene. At the sound of foot steps the braves. who were lettering about the fire, looked up and beheld the vanguard of that civilization which was to drive the children of the Lenni- Lenape from the face of the earth, and establish on the site of their homes one of the greatest summer resorts of fashion and frivolity.
 hC Ahdl6bho AlO AAOSbiiC stration against the new corners, but they were not inclined to part with the fishing grounds of their fathers. The white men proposed a wrestling match whether Graco-Roman, catch-as- catch-can, Japanese or collar-and-el- two out of three falls If the white man won he and his friends were to have as much land as they could walk around in a day; if he lost he and his party were to depart peaceably. The name of the white champion was John Slocum; that of the Indian has been lost in maze of consonants which our forefathers could not hand down to us with the rest of the tale.
 1t is said of the white man that he was of giant proportions, of supple limb, and of great strength" The qualifications of the Indian are not set down, but it is fair to suppose that he was ia good man." Each champion | had a weeks training, and then the meeting took place at spot known as the Fish Landing" Both men-see how history repeats itself-were con | fident of success. Cool and deliberate as they entered the arena, and the struggle of Slocum against the Indian | "Unknown," tho contest of civilization against barbarism, began. The first fall was bitterly contested, but Slocum finally threw his antagonist. In the second trial, the Indian. it is stated, made violent effort, and both fell. v This must have been something in the nature of what the school-boys call a dog fall" and therefore opine that this match was in the collar-and-elbow style. The third trial proved the truth of the famous though inelegant re- mark of MT. Salem Scudder that 'wherever the white man comes the Injun and the nigger have got to. git up and git" Slocum, hardened by long days of severe physical labor, after a protractcd struggle, threw the Indian and won the match. The whites then demanded the fulfillment of the bargain, and the Indians gave them as much land as they could walk around in day. I take it that thi: walking must have been sort of go- as-you-please performance, for I dc not know any four heel-and-toe walk. CTS of the present who could encirclt in single day as much land as Messrs Slocum. Parker, Wardell and Huletr went around in 1870. However, pre- sume every thing was fairly done, a' Indian warrants conveying the land, to their white owners are still in exlst ence.-Outing.